丧 - sāng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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丧 (喪)

sāng

Definition

mourning
funeral
(old) corpse

Other pronunciations

sàng

to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)
to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc)
to die
disappointed
discouraged

Character Decomposition

Related words (29)

丧乱

sāng luàn

tragic disaster; disturbance and bloodshed

funeral arrangements

funeral ceremony

funeral leave

zombie

mourning garment

funeral stick (held by the son as a sign of filial piety)

funeral

mourning ceremonial

funeral; burial

knell

funeral expenses

messenger of death (cf Irish banshee); person bringing bad luck

丧门神

sāng mén shén

messenger of death (cf Irish banshee); person bringing bad luck

funeral arrangements

to hold a funeral procession

to hold a funeral

condolences; a condolence visit

哭丧

kū sāng

to wail at a funeral; formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed

奔丧

bēn sāng

hasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent

守丧

shǒu sāng

to keep watch beside a coffin; to observe a period of mourning

报丧

bào sāng

to announce sb's demise; to predict death

in mourning

the death of one's mother

治丧

zhì sāng

to prepare for a funeral

父丧

fù sāng

the death of one's father

哭丧棒

kū sāng bàng

mourning staff draped in white, held at a funeral to show filial piety

a knell

see 若有所失

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